Meshi Pasha's current mood is truly delightful.
After the second cannon blast from the Urbano Cannon, a section of the wall of St. Peter's Gate has collapsed.
With this huge breach, the towering and sturdy fortifications of Rhodes Port no longer inspire fear as before.
However, the outer moat behind the outer wall and the inner wall still caused considerable trouble for the Turkish forces.
But with the relentless charge of the Bahi-Bazouk mercenaries, driven by their desire for spoils and disregarding casualties, the Turkish new army managed to capture the towers.
Although under the leadership of the Grand Master of the Hospital Knights, the Hospitaller Knights continued to resist stubbornly.
But the repeated use of Holy Knight techniques obviously burdened the young commander, and he was no longer as extraordinary as he was at the Battle of San Nicolasta.
Now, the Turkish army must face the numerous fortifications built by the Hospital Knights in the streets and alleys of Rhodes Port. The knights, relying on the high ground and the artillery support from the Grand Commander's Palace, engaged in fierce street fighting with the Turkish forces on the fortifications.
In the narrow alleys, the Turks couldn't deploy their forces and their overwhelming numerical advantage became ineffective. Meanwhile, the artillery outside the city dared not shell freely amidst the chaotic melee, fearing that their own troops would get hit. For a time, the battle entered a stalemate.
Meshi Pasha was not worried about this.
Because he knew that the Hospital Knights were now at the end of their strength. Their fierce resistance seemed like a dying struggle.
Thinking this, a smile of victory appeared again on Meshi Pasha's lips.
Finally, the island of Rhodes, this thorn planted by the infidels in the imperial territory, will be removed today!
And most importantly, this will belong to my great achievement, Mehmet Pareoreg!
Just then, a deafening sound came from behind Meshi Pasha.
Immediately after, there was chaos outside the tent, with soldiers shouting in panic.
What happened?
Could it be the Neapolitans?
Thinking this, Meshi Pasha rushed out of the tent.
"What happened?"
Meshi Pasha grabbed a terrified soldier, who did not answer the Pasha's question but tremblingly pointed behind Meshi Pasha.
Meshi Pasha turned around to look.
What he saw was a gigantic monster, as tall as a mountain, wielding tentacles as thick as lighthouse beams, wreaking havoc in the Turkish formation.
The monster's slightly red golden eyes were full of killing intent.
It vigorously swung its eight ferocious and terrifying tentacles, each with sharp whip-like tendrils. Every swing of the massive tentacles caused a rain of blood and gore in the Turkish ranks.
Countless soldiers were slapped, crushed, or ground into pulp by the tendrils.
The Turks scattered and ran, desperately trying to flee the coastline shrouded by the claws of the monster.
Many people fell to their knees, trembling and praying, praying for forgiveness from either God or the monster.
The remaining soldiers desperately raised their muskets and crossbows, resisting the monster before them.
But in the end, they could not escape the fate of being ground into flesh paste by the tentacles.
Seeing this hellish scene in front of him, Meshi Pasha's mind went blank.
The future of Rhodes, the triumph, the great vizier... all the beautiful things that were so close at hand were now crushed to pieces by this sudden and terrifying monster!
Thinking this, all the countless designs and efforts he had made before seemed to be turned into nothingness in such an absurd manner. Meshi Pasha felt as if the world was spinning.
Will all the glory, wealth, and beautiful women I possessed before be turned into nothingness at this moment?
No, I absolutely refuse!
A crazy idea arose in Meshi Pasha's mind.
"You cowards, stop!" He shouted almost madly at the soldiers fleeing in all directions, but no one paid attention to him.
Bang!
Meshi Pasha drew a pistol from his waist and shot a soldier in the head."Cowardly runners, die!"
Under the shock of this brain-splattering corpse, some soldiers who still somewhat revered their leader reluctantly stopped.
In this way, with the assistance of his few remaining personal guards, Meshi Pasha managed to gather just over a hundred soldiers.
"You! Turn that big guy's cannon around! Aim at the monster!"
Meshi Pasha pointed in the direction of the Orban cannon, hysterically shouting.
"Target the giant octopus! Blast a hole in it!"
"All those who participate in this operation will be promoted and rewarded with ten florins!"
Out of obedience to their commander and the temptation of a huge reward, the soldiers suppressed their fear and ran towards the direction of the giant cannon.
"One, two, three..."
The Turks exerted all their strength, desperately trying to turn it. Finally, they managed to slowly move this massive cannon, weighing over ten tons.
"Hurry up! Put more effort into it! The monster is about to attack!"
"If you don't want to die, put more force into it!"
Standing on the side, Meshi Pasha, with his weapon in hand, shouted with bulging veins.
Finally, the exhausted Turks managed to position the cannon in the opposite direction.
By this time, the monster had already wreaked havoc among the ranks in front. It moved its eight massive tentacles step by step towards the city gate.
"Fire! Fire! Fire!"
Meshi Pasha gave the command in a frenzied manner.
The artillerymen lit the fuse.
Boom-
The Orban cannon once again made a deafening sound.
A huge stone projectile flew towards the direction of the monster in a perfect parabolic arc.
"Yes! That's it! Crush that monster!"
Meshi Pasha almost danced with excitement as he shouted.
The Turkish soldiers beside the cannon, too, eagerly watched the trajectory of the projectile in the sky, filled with hope.
But, in the next moment, their hope was ruthlessly crushed!
They saw the tentacle of the monster gently swipe through the air.
The tentacle accurately hit the stone projectile.
Compared to the thickness of the tentacle, the huge stone projectile was easily deflected just like a small marble.
The stone projectile, being deflected by the monster, unbelievably shot back towards the ground along its original trajectory!
"Watch out for the projectile! Run! Run!"
Seeing the stone projectile coming back, the Turkish soldiers near the cannon hurriedly scattered in all directions.
But it was already too late.
The stone projectile heavily smashed into the top of the Orban cannon.
The immense force of impact sent the bronze cannon flying into the air!
The cannon tumbled several times in the air before landing on the ground again.
Thunk-
The cannon created a shallow pit when it hit the ground, emitting a dull sound.
Several Turks who couldn't escape were crushed by the cannon.
Meshi Pasha stood there dumbfounded, staring at this incredible scene. He trembled uncontrollably but couldn't move.
"Pasha, run!"
A few personal guards forcefully helped the dumbstruck Meshi Pasha onto a horse.
The cavalry whipped their horses, desperately racing towards the main camp on Mt. Sinkaf.
"Thinking of running? Not so easy!"
The voice of the monster sounded cold and mocking in the sky.
The guards gritted their teeth and whipped the horse harder.
But the monster didn't chase after them.
It just used its golden eyes to watch with interest as the horses galloped on the mountain road.
"We're almost there!"
As they saw the contours of the camp appearing on the hill ahead, the guards couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
However, their joy was premature.
On the other side.
The monster entwined the Orban cannon with one of its tentacles and effortlessly lifted it high. It was as if it was picking up a toothpick.
The monster extended its tentacle straight and pulled it as far back as it could, behind its head.
Then, with little effort, the monster threw the ten-ton bronze cannon towards Mt. Sinkaf!Just as the guards were about to guide their warhorses over the camp gate, he felt as if the sky above him was being veiled by a shadow. Instinctively, he looked up and saw a 5-meter-long bronze cannon descending from the sky!
